need help interpreting labs for IBD

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Hi Debora. DH sent me the text to the links you mentioned. I'm including

a few lines because of a major question I have: Does she mean that the

" supposedly better ...Asacol " is less effective than the original drug

sulphasalazine (Azulfidine)? I think so - only thing that makes sense but

want to be sure.

I'll try to ask the GI but I know he'll tell me that because of where the

CD is, and the studies on early intervention use, Imuran is still

important.

Also, where does Pentasa fit in - is it more like Asacol or the original

drugs?

Thanks so much. I don't have internet access, the time to get to library

computers, or brain power due to bad insomnia.

Take care, Fay

Azulfidine and Asacol

Elaine writes:

Just got through reading a recent article from GUT, 2001, Vol. 248, which

again reaffirms what has been obvious to me: that the older drug,

salphasalzine (Azulfidine) which was replaced when the patent ran out

with the supposedly better drug, Asacol, is less effective than the

orginal drug

..

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/azulfidine_and_

asacol.htm

and

http://www.healingcrow.com/ELF/ELF51.html